There are a lot of people like this on social media too. You really can't engage with that sort of person. No matter what you say, *in their mind* it's just proof that they are right.
As someone who works in news media: yes and no. Media types really want to appear to appear smarter than everyone else, and so will adopt unpopular and controversial positions because they upset the most people, and if they are upsetting people, they must be right.
